AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. The Mount Sinai Health System has received a grand jury subpoena demanding information about adolescent patients who have received gender-related care, a spokeswoman for the hospital confirmed on Friday.That makes Mount Sinai the second Manhattan hospital system to publicly say its gender-transition treatments for minors are under federal investigation. The Trump administration has sought to put an end to gender-transition treatments for adolescents, claiming they harm impressionable and vulnerable children.The first hospital system, NYU Langone, disclosed last month that it had received a subpoena demanding information “sufficient to identify each patient” under 18 who had received gender-related treatments since 2020. That subpoena, as well as the one sent to Mount Sinai, was issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, according to information provided by the hospitals. “We are committed to safeguarding our patients’ privacy,” a spokeswoman for Mount Sinai, Lucia Lee, said in a statement on Friday. Ms. Lee’s statement said little about whether the hospital would try to challenge the subpoena. “If we are ultimately required to produce records, our current plan is to provide only de-identified information, with all patient-identifying details removed,” Ms. Lee said.The statement noted that the hospital was required by New York law to notify affected patients “in the event that the records are ultimately produced.” Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. Related ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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